EDWARDS COUNTY — A 3-year-old Kansas boy remains in an Intensive Care Unit in stable condition at a Wichita hospital Friday morning after an accidental shooting Thursday evening at his home on East 4th Street in Kinsley, according to Sheriff Bryant Kurth.

Three-year-old Alexander Amaya was shot by his twin brother with a rifle.

A firearm was out and one of the boys somehow got a hold of it. The gun went off, striking Alexander, according to Kurth.

The injured boy was airlifted to the hospital suffering from significant blood loss.

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KINSLEY, Kan. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy is hospitalized hospital after an accidental shooting at his home in Kinsley.

The Edwards County Sheriff says two 3-year-old brothers were involved in the shooting Thursday night.

Sheriff Bryant Kurth says one of the brothers accidentally shot the other. 

The sheriff says the injured boy was airlifted to a Wichita hospital suffering from significant blood loss but his condition was not available.

On Friday morning, the sheriff’s department said they expected to released additional details later in the day.